Canadian firms ink multiple deals on lithium projects
The past few days have seen a flurry of activity in the lithium space, with four Canadian and Australian firms announcing acquisitions and earn ins.Li3 Lithium (TSXV: LILI) announced Wednesday…
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Future Minerals Forum returns to Saudi Arabia in 2023
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is gearing up for the 2023 edition of the Future Minerals Forum (FMF), one year after the inaugural conference was held. The forum, scheduled for Jan….
Eldorado Gold board okays Skouries gold-copper project restart
Canada’s Eldorado Gold (TSX: ELD; NYSE: EGO) said the board has approved an investment decision and full restart of construction activities at its Skouries gold-copper project in northern Greece. The…
Bunker Hill meets underground milestone, preps for mechanized mining
Bunker Hill Mining (CSE: BNKR, OTCQB: BHLL) has completed its underground development ‘breakthrough’ down to the sixth level of its zinc-lead-silver mine in Idaho. The old maintenance shop was demolished…
New Sustainable Critical Minerals Alliance to push ‘nature-positive’ mining
Canada has joined the launch of the new Sustainable Critical Minerals Alliance that seeks to pursue environmentally-sound and responsible mining, Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson announced Monday.Speaking at the United…
CMS 2022: Digital sales, blockchain tracing cement Lucara’s place in diamond market
The post-pandemic period represents “the best diamond market in the better part of a decade,” Lucara Diamond (TSX: LUC) president and CEO Eira Thomas told delegates at The Northern Miner’s…
Critical Minerals Strategy focuses on faster timelines, building remote infrastructure
The federal government on Friday unveiled the details of its Critical Minerals Strategy, a plan first introduced in its April budget that earmarks almost $3.8 billion over eight years to…
Nominations open for 2023 Peter Munk and Eira Thomas Awards
Young Mining Professionals (YMP), in partnership with The Northern Miner, has opened nominations for the 2023 Young Mining Professional of the Year Awards, the organization said in a release on…
Will Indigenous-led impact assessments help or hinder mine project approvals?
In Ontario, Anishnawbek peoples have been mining copper for more than 4,000 years. They practiced sustainable mining methods by limiting their disturbance to the land, mining what they needed to…
YMP Scholarship Fund announces 2022 winners
The Young Mining Professionals Scholarship Fund (YMPSF) has this year awarded $210,000 to 44 students pursuing mining-related programs at post-secondary institutions across Canada. “This year, 2022, is the fifth year…
Global Exploration Snapshot: Eight companies to watch
While the search for new gold deposits across the world never lets up, explorers are picking up the pace seeking out critical minerals. Here’s a glimpse of eight companies exploring for precious and…
Nunavut rise in exploration spending masks North’s lack of competitiveness, says mining chamber
Nunavut will see the highest proportional increase in exploration spending in Canada this year, according to data released last week by Natural Resources Canada (NRCan). Exploration will rise 95% —…